Interstate Runaway Law

[me01]

My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Mississippi I was wondering what the legal charges would be for a 16 yr old and a 19 yr old both willingly leaving the state together without parental conscent

[Rushia]

The 19 year old would be in LOT of trouble for taking a minor across state lines.

ETA: I just looked at your posts. You cannot leave your parents without their consent. If you truely being abused, contact the proper authorities.

[cbg]

The trouble Rushia mentions? Keep in mind that they would be Federal charges. We're not looking at a slap on the wrist and a don't-do-it-again. We're talking jail time here, sweetcakes.

[me01]

what would those charges be?? would they be kidnapping or harboring a runaway enen tho it was willingly and i'm an the age of consent?????? what would those charges intail??

[me01]

but why if i wanted to go and i'm at the age of consent?? would those charges be kidnapping or harboring a runaway even tho i wanted to go and i'm at the age of consent???? i heard many cases similar to mine are usually just misdemeanors since i'm at the AOC

[cbg]

The age of consent is different from the age of majority. If you are under 18, regardless of whether you are at the age of consent or not, he could face Federal charges (read the Mann Act) for taking you across state lines for sexual purposes. (Don't be absurd, of course that's why you're going. Whether you know it yet or not.)

The law specifically states the age of 18. Age of consent is meaningless in this regard.

And the Mann Act is only the beginning. Whether you go willingly or not, whether you are at the age of consent or not, he is in a world of hurt the minute you set one foot across the state line.

[me01]

also i have seen cases on here where teens are running away with older people and they only got misdemeanors so i guess i'm just confused... if we leave tohether i am wWILLING and at the AOC so its not kidnapping, and harboring a minor well i don't really know what that intails so it would be just as much my fault as the 19 yr olds and we are both under 21 so that means legally we are both minors.. im just askin for any knowledge of the laws and/or advice on the subjuect.. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED

[me01]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME and ADVICE.. but don't just assume things like that.. even if we were going for sexual purposes{which we are not, there is a very long story behind all this} i'm at the AOC so the other party couldn't get a rape charge and no one could prove that we had had any sexual contact even of we had.. so i'm just curious about all this all advice is appreciated.

[cyjeff]

I don't understand your confusion.

Maybe we haven't been clear enough... let me try.

If you run away across state lines, the adult goes to prison. If the adult sleeps with the minor, even if that minor is over the age of consent, that adult may go to prison under the Mann act.

This is a really bad idea.

[Rushia]

and the 19 year old is not a minor.